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Encyclopedia > Druid Hills High School
Druid Hills High School
Established 1919
Type Public secondary
Principal Everett F. Patrick
Students 1,273
Grades 9–12
Location Atlanta, Georgia USA
Campus Suburban
Colors Red and Black
Mascot Red Devils
Website Druid Hills High School
Druid Hills High School

Druid Hills High School is a public high school in DeKalb County, Georgia; located at 1798 Haygood Drive, northeast of Atlanta, Georgia. It was started in 1919 in the Fishburne Building of Emory University as a school for children of Emory faculty. Image File history File links Information_icon. ... Shortcut: WP:CSD Current list: Category:Candidates for speedy deletion There are a few, limited, cases where admins can delete Wikipedia pages on sight. Non-admins can ask for an admin to delete such a page, either by listing it on speedy deletions, or by adding either a {{delete}} or... Educational institutions are often categorised along several dimensions. ... Nickname: Hotlanta, The Big Peach, The ATL, A-Town Location in Fulton County in the state of Georgia Coordinates: Country United States State Georgia Counties Fulton, Dekalb Mayor Shirley Franklin (D) Area    - City 343. ... School colors are the colors chosen by a school to represent it on uniforms and other items of identification. ... A mascot, originally a fetish-like term for any person, animal, or thing supposed to bring luck, is now something—typically an animal or human character—used to represent a group with a common public identity, such as a school, professional sports team (the name often corresponds with the mascot... The Devil is a title given to a supernatural entity, who, in most interpretations of the Abrahamic faiths, is the central embodiment of evil. ... High school is a name used in some parts of the world, and particularly in North America, to describe the last segment of compulsory secondary education. ... DeKalb County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia. ... Nickname: Hotlanta, The Big Peach, The ATL, A-Town Location in Fulton County in the state of Georgia Coordinates: Country United States State Georgia Counties Fulton, Dekalb Mayor Shirley Franklin (D) Area    - City 343. ... 1919 (MCMXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Emory University is a private university in the city of Atlanta, Georgia. ...

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History

Emory University founded Druid Hills High School in the Fishburne Building on the Emory Campus in 1919 as a K-11 school for children of faculty. In 1928, the school moved to its current site at 1798 Haygood Drive, where it was designed and constructed by the architects Crook & Ivey. In 1959, the elementary students were moved to Fernbank Elementary School, and Druid Hills housed grades 8-12. Between 1974 and 1976, the school was remodeled, and in the fall of 1996, Druid Hills merged with Shamrock High School to become a 9-12 high school. In 1997, Druid Hills became the first charter school in DeKalb County. During the 1999-2000 school year, the school was again remodeled with new lighting, tile floors, carpeting, blinds, white boards, and the complete renovation of the Alfred Uhry Theatre and the gymnasium. The Druid Hills charter ended in 2002 and was not renewed. In 2004, Druid Hills applied to participate in the International Baccalaureate programme. The school received acceptance into the program on July 9, 2004 with authorization to begin the program in the fall of 2004. Emory University is a private university in the city of Atlanta, Georgia. ... 1919 (MCMXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1928 (MCMXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A large elementary school in Magome, Japan. ... The Fernbank Science Center is a museum, classroom, and woodland complex located northeast of Atlanta, Georgia. ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... 1976 (MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday. ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Charter schools are publicly funded elementary or secondary schools that have been freed from some of the rules, regulations, and statutes that apply to other public schools, in exchange for some type of accountability for producing certain results, which are set forth in each charter schools charter. ... DeKalb is the name of some places in the United States of America, named after Johann de Kalb: DeKalb, Illinois DeKalb County, Alabama DeKalb County, Georgia DeKalb County, Illinois DeKalb County, Indiana DeKalb County, Missouri Town of De Kalb, Jefferson County, New York DeKalb County, Tennessee This is a disambiguation... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... This article is about the year 2000. ... Renovation is the process of restoring or improving a structure. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ...


School Characteristics

Schedule

Druid Hills runs on a 4x4 block schedule, meaning that students normally take four classes per semester, and that normal classes last one semester. Some classes last two semesters because of curriculum requirements, such as many Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate Higher Level (HL) classes. An academic term is the time during which a school, college or university holds classes. ... Advanced Placement (AP) is the term used to describe high school classes that are taught at a college level. ... The International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Programme, often colloquially referred to simply as IB[1], is an educational programme taught in one of three languages (English, French or Spanish) and is intended for students in their final two years of secondary school, often before entering university. ...


Enrollment

Enrollment at Druid Hills has been steadily climbing. The senior class of 2007 contains 228 students. Total enrollment for the 2005-2006 school year is 1273 students. 2007 (MMVII) will be a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


Accreditation

Druid Hills is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools and the Georgia High School Accrediting Commission.


Diversity

Druid Hills High School is composed of approximately 46% African-American, 35% European-American, 9% Asian, 5% Hispanic and 5% Multicultural students.


Curriculum Features

International Baccalaureate

Druid Hills was accepted into the IB Programme on July 9, 2004, and began the program in the fall of 2004. The International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme is a two-year program for 11th and 12th graders who want an academic challenge and a diploma recognized by universities throughout the world. Students earn the diploma by taking six subjects and doing three special features: an Extended Essay, CAS service hours to the school and community, and a course named Theory of Knowledge, focusing on an introduction to epistemology and ontology. July 9 is the 190th day of the year (191st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 175 days remaining. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Fall redirects here. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The International Baccalaureate (IB) is a group of three educational programmes, as established by the International Baccalaureate Organization (IBO). ... The International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Programme, often colloquially referred to simply as IB[1], is an educational programme taught in one of three languages (English, French or Spanish) and is intended for students in their final two years of secondary school, often before entering university. ... Representation of a university class, 1350s. ... A diploma (from Greek diploma) is a certificate or deed issued by an educational institution, such as a university, that testifies that the recipient has successfully completed a particular course of study, or confers an academic degree. ... The Extended Essay (EE) is one of the requirements of the IB Diploma Programme. ... Creativity, Action, Service (usually referred to as just CAS) is a component of the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme, with the aim of providing a counterbalance to the academic rigour of the educational programme. ... Theory of Knowledge (TOK) is a high school epistemology course taken by all International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme students. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... In philosophy, ontology (from the Greek , genitive : of being (part. ...


IB Higher Level (HL) courses at Druid Hills include Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics, History, and English.


Advanced Placement

Advanced Placement (AP) courses include Biology, Chemistry, Art, Calculus (AB and BC), Psychology, American History, American Government, European History, English, German, Spanish, Latin, and French. Advanced Placement (AP) is the term used to describe high school classes that are taught at a college level. ...


Fernbank Advanced Studies

Fernbank Science Center offers a variety of courses, known as “Advanced Studies” courses, available for all DeKalb County students. These can be taken instead of or in addition to each semester’s fourth period. The Fernbank Science Center is a museum, classroom, and woodland complex located northeast of Atlanta, Georgia. ...


Alfred Uhry Theater

When the Druid Hills Theater was renovated under the non-profit Uhry Theater project organization, the modernized theater became known as the Alfred Uhry Theater after the playwright Alfred Fox Uhry, a Druid Hills alumnus from 1954. Template:Unsourced A playwright, also known as a dramatist, is someone who writes dramatic literature or drama. ... Alfred Fox Uhry (born December 3, 1936) is an Jewish-American playwright best known for the play and screenplay of Driving Miss Daisy. ... Look up Alumnus in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


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